> Wiggins D Anconia wrote: > > > > Notice the difference in the docs: > > > > printf FILEHANDLE FORMAT, LIST > > printf FORMAT, LIST > > > > In the first there is NO comma following the filehandle, this means it > > is interpreted in a different manner than the rest of the argument list, > > or probably to be more precise isn't an argument at all... I am sure one > > of the gurus will chime in with the actual technical name of what this > > spot is actually called in this context since I either don't know or it > > escapes me currently. > > Hi Wiggins. > > The first instance is using 'printf' as a method call: > > printf STDOUT (FORMAT, LIST) > > is the same as > > STDOUT->printf(FORMAT, LIST) > > In the second case 'printf' is just a list operator. > > HTH, > > Rob >
Ah, that makes sense, like 'new' etc. As a file handle is just a special type of "object" anyways... http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
